Performance

BY SEAN DEL BEN, MKIN, CSCS, FMS LVL.2, FRC Every boot camp instructor and personal trainer in the world uses mountain climbers as a method of conditioning. Usually, the clients butcher the technique with the trainer standing idly by.   Typically, for no other reason than they don’t know why they are prescribing this exercise.  With

BY SEAN DEL BEN, MKIN, CSCS, FMS LVL.2, FRC    ONE ARM FARMER’S WALK Reference Img: ACL tears can occur via contact and non-contact means Lateral trunk motion during bilateral and unilateral landing and cutting movements often leads to excessive knee valgus.  Excessive knee valgus will put your ACL at risk for injury. Many athletes lack the

BY SEAN DEL BEN, MKIN, CSCS, FMS LVL.2, FRC How should you fit strength training into your busy running schedule? As a runner looking to work a strength training routine into your running program, you must first ‘keep the goal, the goal’.  In this case, the goal is to become a better runner and to

BY SEAN DEL BEN, MKIN, CSCS, FMS LVL.2, FRC What is the role of strength training in track & field?  Recently I had the great experience of attending the 1st annual International Conference of Athletics Excellence here in Vancouver.  This conference included some of the biggest names in the track & field and performance world.

BY SEAN DEL BEN, MKIN, CSCS, FMS LVL.2, FRC Use complex training to training multiple athletic attributes simultaneously. I have been asked many times by athletes and training enthusiasts how to best condition multiple athletic attributes (such as strength, power, speed, endurance) at the same time.  So the purpose of this article is to offer

BY SEAN DEL BEN, MKIN, CSCS, FMS LVL.2, FRC Do explosive exercises, performed with weights, make you more explosive in your sport? This article aims to serve as an introduction and reveal whether or not loaded explosive movements are necessary.  If so, which types of athletes they are best suited for. I will focus my

BY SEAN DEL BEN, MKIN, CSCS, FMS LVL.2, FRC General physical preparation should form the foundation of your athletic development program. There is a common trend taking place in training for all sports.  Players and coaches often design the training they do in the weight room to closely mimic specific sport movements.  Often it may feel necessary

BY SEAN DEL BEN, MKIN, CSCS, FMS LVL.2, FRC Vince Carter had decent explosiveness Explosive training will develop athletic attributes such as sprinting, and the vertical jump, amongst others. Today, more than ever, athletes are at risk to be confused as to which methods will be the most effective for improving their explosiveness in their

BY SEAN DEL BEN, MKIN, CSCS, FMS LVL.2, FRC Box jumps – why do we do them? I find that the box jump is one of the more misunderstood exercises.  I have myself questioned what their purpose is and have heard many other coaches question them as well.  Yet I have only stumbled across negatively biased articles which were

BY SEAN DEL BEN, MKIN, CSCS, FMS LVL.2, FRC Hip stability will help you jump higher.  In Part 1, I discussed the role of hip mobility in your ability to jump higher and prevent injury.  Once sufficient mobility has been attained, it is important to control this mobility by developing stability at the hip joint.  As discussed